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Healthy Potato Salad Recipe (Whole30, Paleo)

04/19/2019 13 Comments

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Tagged With: 5 ingredients, budget friendly, carrots, chicken, dairy free, dill, Eggs, GAPS, kid friendly, leftover chicken, mayonnaise, nut free, paleo, pickles, potatoes, pressure cooker, primal, quick & easy, whole30

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This Healthy Potato Salad is nutrient dense with live probiotics, resistant starch, healthy fats and protein to make it a meal. It’s naturally Whole30 and Paleo and is great for lunches and big crowds.

Healthy Potato Salad (Whole30, Paleo) - This Healthy Potato Salad is nutrient dense with live probiotics, resistant starch, healthy fats and protein to make it a meal. It's naturally Whole30 and Paleo and is great for lunches and big crowds. #potatosalad #healthy

This salad is so versatile – it can be served for summer breakfast, lunch and dinner (wrapped in a lettuce leaf) and also makes a great snack in between. You can also make substitutions to some of the ingredients below and likewise omit or add other ingredients.

Healthy Party Food Salad

This Healthy Potato Salad is a spin-off of my childhood favorite Russian salad, Olivier (Olivié in Russian).  Olivier Salad is a classic often found on dinner tables in Russia and many other European countries.

This salad is a staple party dish because all the chopping can be made ahead of time and then combined with mayonnaise just before serving.  It’s especially popular at birthdays, holidays and other celebrations.

In addition to serving this up to guests, I love putting this in picnic baskets and lunch boxes. It’s a complete meal in one bowl and one you won’t feel bad about devouring.

Healthy Potato Salad (Whole30, Paleo) - This Healthy Potato Salad is nutrient dense with live probiotics, resistant starch, healthy fats and protein to make it a meal. It's naturally Whole30 and Paleo and is great for lunches and big crowds. #potatosalad #healthy

Healthy Potato Salad Recipe (Whole30, Paleo)

Originally, Olivier salad typically calls for bologna and drenched in genetically modified and rancid soy-based mayonnaise. And the pickles commonly used were that of the bright-green, vinegar-based variety.

With just a few healthy swaps, I was able to transform this childhood favorite of mine into a nutrient-dense, gut-healing, Whole30 and Paleo salad that graces our table year-round.

Nutrient Dense Potato Salad with Probiotics

If there ever was a healthy nourishing potato salad – this is it! Allow me to break it down for you just how healthy this salad is.

Cooked & Cooled Potatoes are a great source of resistant starch.

I recently learned how beneficial cooled potatoes are for their resistant starch quality.  You can read more about it in this Chris Kresser post. In short, resistant starches are found in common foods such as rice, potatoes, green bananas, legumes and they ‘resist’ digestion making its way to the large intestine where it becomes healthy food for the gut bacteria.

In other words, it becomes a prebiotic for probiotics. For this Healthy Potato Salad Recipe, russets or Yukon potatoes are best. Easily prepare them the night before by piercing them with a fork and tossing them into a toaster oven like this one and bake at 400 F for 30 minutes or until fully cooked.

You may also cook the potatoes in the Instant Pot for 5-10 minutes, depending on the size of the potatoes. I have instructions in the recipe card how to cook all ingredients in the Instant Pot together to streamline this process.

Allow to cool overnight or if short on time, spread them out on a surface so the spuds don’t touch each other.  Once cooled, peel the potatoes – the skin should come off easily.

Healthy Potato Salad (Whole30, Paleo) - This Healthy Potato Salad is nutrient dense with live probiotics, resistant starch, healthy fats and protein to make it a meal. It's naturally Whole30 and Paleo and is great for lunches and big crowds. #potatosalad #healthy

Lacto-Fermented Pickles are rich in live enzymes and healthy probiotics.

Gone are the days of Vlasic dill pickles. I don’t even know why the word ‘dill’ is in the title since it’s not even on the ingredient list. But Calcium Chloride, Polysorbate 80, Natural Flavors, and Yellow 5 are.

For that reason, skip the jar of natural flavors because those are anything but and opt for a much healthier version – lacto-fermented pickles. You can easily make your own HERE but a close second is Bubbies brand of pickles with only 2 ingredients.

I’ve also found truly cultured pickles at European markets. You want to look for the trademark cloudy brine and check that ingredient list to make sure they don’t have any sugars or natural flavors.

Pastured Leftover Chicken is a much better option than Bologna.

Even though bologna may give that classic depth of flavor, the ingredients are less than desirable.

For the meat in this salad, you can either use grass-fed hot dogs such as Applegate or my favorite, leftover roast chicken. Using chicken is the least processed, from scratch option for this probiotic-rich Chicken Potato Salad and if you’re going for that nutrient-density – this is a much better deal.

Healthy Potato Salad (Whole30, Paleo) - This Healthy Potato Salad is nutrient dense with live probiotics, resistant starch, healthy fats and protein to make it a meal. It's naturally Whole30 and Paleo and is great for lunches and big crowds. #potatosalad #healthy

Helpful Tips for this Probiotic Chicken Potato Salad

  • Cook potatoes, carrots and eggs together in the Instant Pot followed by a quick release. Find the smallest potatoes and largest carrots so they are as close to size as possible. Chill before chopping. I like doing this the night before and have everything in the refrigerator ready for me the following day.
  • For additional probiotics, lacto-fermented mayonnaise is ideal. Learn to make your own here. Or this store bought option is the next best choice.
  • Season with salt at the end as it will depend on your mayonnaise, the saltiness of the pickles, and of course your choice of meat.
  • If serving this for a party, have everything chopped and ready to go, but hold of on the mayo until it’s time to serve.  Sans dressing, the chopped Probiotic Chicken Potato Salad can be refrigerated up to 3-4 days.  You can prolong that by storing your chopped pickles in a separate container and adding them when you’re combining the entire salad with mayo as that is the one ingredient that will release lots of juice. Or you can toss all the ingredients together and it’s good for up to 2 days in the refrigerator.
  • To make this GAPS use celeriac root or turnip for potatoes. Or omit entirely.

Healthy Potato Salad (Whole30, Paleo) - This Healthy Potato Salad is nutrient dense with live probiotics, resistant starch, healthy fats and protein to make it a meal. It's naturally Whole30 and Paleo and is great for lunches and big crowds. #potatosalad #healthy

Tools Used in this Probiotic Chicken Potato Salad

  • 6 quart Instant Pot – I use this electric pressure cooker to easily cook potatoes, eggs and carrots. 
  • Chopping Wizard- this tool makes chopping so quick and easy, it almost feels like I’m cheating.  I use it for all my bulk chopping needs, salsa & salads alike.  I like that all the pieces are uniform and pretty.  Sidenote: Don’t use this for the chicken as it doesn’t hold up well in this chopper.  That should be cut by hand.
Healthy Potato Salad (Whole30, Paleo) - This Healthy Potato Salad is nutrient dense with live probiotics, resistant starch, healthy fats and protein to make it a meal. It's naturally Whole30 and Paleo and is great for lunches and big crowds. #potatosalad #healthy
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Healthy Potato Salad Recipe (Whole30, Paleo)

This Healthy Potato Salad is nutrient dense with live probiotics, resistant starch, healthy fats and protein to make it a meal. It's naturally Whole30 and Paleo and is great for lunches and big crowds.
Course Salad
Cuisine 5 ingredients, Budget Friendly, Dairy Free, GAPS, Kid Friendly, Nut Free, Paleo, Pressure Cooker, Primal, Quick & Easy, Whole 30
Keyword Lunch, whole30
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Resting Time 1 hour
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 317kcal
Author Anya @ Prepare & Nourish

Ingredients

  • 4 small russet or Yukon gold potatoes
  • 4 large carrots
  • 6 eggs
  • 4 lacto-fermented pickles
  • 2 cups leftover roast chicken
  • 1 cup lacto-fermented mayonnaise
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon fresh dill
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Cooking in the Instant Pot (best to do this the night before so everything chills well)

  • Place washed and scrubbed potatoes on a trivet in the Instant Pot inner pot. Add eggs followed by carrots (you may need to break them in half to get them to fit).
  • Add 1 cup of water to the inner pot. Close lid, set the safety valve to sealing position. Set the Instant Pot to "Manual" and reduce time to 5 minutes. 
  • Once cooking cycle has completed, allow to Naturally Pressure Release for 5 minutes, followed by Quick Pressure Release any remaining pressure. 
  • Remove eggs and transfer them to an ice bath. Carefully remove the carrots and potatoes from the Instant Pot and allow to completely chill. When tolerable, peel the potatoes and carrots (they're easiest to peel when still slightly warm to touch)

Putting the Salad together

  • Dice the cooked and cooled potatoes, carrots, and eggs to about 1-4-1/2 inch cubes. (I use the chopper and use the small square insert) Transfer to medium- size bowl.
  • Dice the pickles slightly bigger than 1/2 inches cubes. You don't want to cut them too small as they will release more juice that way.
  • Chop the chicken into bite size pieces and add to the salad mixture.
  • Mix mayonnaise and apple cider vinegar, fresh dill and season with salt and pepper. 
  • Toss the salad with dressing and combine until thoroughly mixed. You may reserve this step until just before serving. Garnish with extra herbs such as dill, parsley and chives.

Notes

  • As a make-ahead dish, leave out the mayonnaise until the day of serving.
  • You can prolong the shelf-life (in the refrigerator) by storing the chopped pickles separately from the other ingredients so to avoid spoilage.
  • Fully combined Healthy Potato Salad keeps in the refrigerator up to 2 days. Without mayonnaise: 3-4 days. Without mayonnaise and pickles: up to 5 days.
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Nutrition

Calories: 317kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 131mg | Sodium: 449mg | Potassium: 569mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 4285IU | Vitamin C: 6.5mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 1.7mg

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Other Healthy Potato Recipes:

Chilled Beet Soup (Whole30, Paleo)
Sheet Pan Garlic Butter Salmon with Asparagus and Potatoes
Butter & Dill Potato Medley in Instant Pot
Easy 5-Ingredient Chicken Scalloped Potatoes (Whole30, Paleo)

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Healthy Potato Salad (Whole30, Paleo) - This Healthy Potato Salad is nutrient dense with live probiotics, resistant starch, healthy fats and protein to make it a meal. It's naturally Whole30 and Paleo and is great for lunches and big crowds. #potatosalad #healthy

 

 

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  1. Emily @ Recipes to Nourish

    12/17/2015 at

    I love this recipe! What a great idea. Thanks for sharing it with us at Savoring Saturdays linky party. Hope you’ll come back and join us this week.

    Reply
    • Anya

      12/17/2015 at

      Thank Emily. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Debra @ Bowl Me Over

    12/17/2015 at

    Potato salad for breakfast, lunch, dinner or snack? I like the way you think! 😀 Thanks for sharing with us at #TryaBiteTuesday! Pinned and shared to pass the word – come back again next week, love to see your next yummy recipe!

    Reply
    • Anya

      12/17/2015 at

      Thanks Debra. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Bethany

    12/19/2015 at

    This looks great!

    Reply
    • Anya

      12/20/2015 at

      Thanks Bethany. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Cristina Mandeville

    12/22/2015 at

    Looks really yummy! Thank you for sharing this over at Healthy Living Link Party, hope to see you again! Pinned!

    Reply
    • Anya

      12/23/2015 at

      Thank you Cristina. 🙂

      Reply
  5. Lea

    04/18/2018 at

    The recipe mentions lacto-fermented mayo…. but the link for buying and making your own doesn’t have any fermented-ness about them. Any more details? I love to have fermented condiments!!!

    Reply

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